The Water cyclewater_cycle.gif

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   chlorine      clouds      condensation      cools      evaporates      germs      precipitation      rises      rivers      sea      transpiration      water      well   
The diagram above shows the Water Cycle
When the sun is warm, in lakes, rivers and the sea - it turns into vapour and into the air.
When it rises up into the air, the vapour again and turns into small drops of water. This is called . The drops join together in groups to make .
As the drops get bigger, they fall back down to the earth. This is called .
On earth, the water runs into rivers, and back into the .
Trees and plants use water in the soil. The water moves from the roots into the leaves. Some of it condenses into the air. This is called .
People get their water to drink from the surface water or and also from deep under the ground by a . Water is treated with to kill any that could make people ill.